chaldron
n. நிலக்கரி அளவைக் கூறு.
Chal"dron, n. Etym: [OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The same word as caldron.] Defn: An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exlusively for coal and coke. Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,940 lbs, but at New York it is 2,500 lbs. De Colange.